On 2002-04-23 05:11, "Ed Kummel" <tech_ed_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> I'm sorry, but that's kinda funny! I always think it's amazing what the
> Europeans can do with small engines.
It's not all that amazing once you realize that you don't make a sports car
by slapping an enormous V8 into a cast-iron chassis.
> Honestly, I never drove a car with an engine that small! (3.0 liters) All my
> cars are much, much bigger than that! Both of my Jeeps are 5.8 liters (the
> smallest engines I own) My olds is a 7.8L and my Caddy (I'm stripping it for
> the engine only) is an 8.0L (soon to be an 8.7L when I get finished with it)
> And when I was in Hawaii, the Jeeps I drove there were also 4.0L! So, I find
> it odd that someone can get Jazzed in a 3.0L engine car!
Try the good old Porsche 930 (911 Turbo, 3.0l 6-cylinder boxer) on for size,
and see if it's exciting to drive. Don't forget to ask for one of the early
models, that oughta teach you what that infamous "lag" in a turbo engine
is...
Or even better... Try a Formula 1 car on for size. 2.0l maximum V10, top
speed around the 325 km/h mark...
> Ed (anything under 500hp should only be used to cut grass)
Joost (anything over 800 kilos should only be used to plough fields)
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